Booster Tom Richardson to Lead La Grande Reorganization
Portland booster Tom Richardson arrives in La Grande Wednesday for a mass meeting to reorganize the Commercial club. He plans to resign current directors and form a new prosperous body, backed by a growing list of local business leaders and a canvass of subscribers.
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Booster Tom
Portland
la Grande
Tom Johnson
Tom
Oregon
Tom Richardson
Board of Managers
Jena
Steward Opera House
George T. Cochran
Ivanhoe
C. T. Bacon
W. J.church
F. le Meyers
W. L. Brenholts
T. J. Scroggin
J. G. Snodgrass
James
J. B. Gilham
T. R. Snook
E. Polack
M. A. Stilwell
Walter Ferguson
R. le Lincoln
Join Collier
Mac Wood
Fred Gelbel
G. L. Bigger
C. F. Coolidge
T. H. Crawford
F. M. Housh
G. M. Richey
F. EB. Moore
D. Selder
A. Newlin
J. M. Berry
George H. Currey
Fred B. Currey
W. H. Bohnenkamp
Arizona Republicans to Convene for Taft Delegates
Tucson April 17 President Roosevelt administration expected to be endorsed at the Arizona territorial Republican convention in Tucson tomorrow with two delegates pledged to Taft to be elected.
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Aris
Roosevelt
Taft
Arizona Territorial
Marshfield Jealous Lover Shoots Miss Ora Roby and Kills Self
A 21 year old Marshfield man named John Grills fatally shoots his sweetheart Miss Ora Roby and then dies by suicide after a quarrel following a skating rink visit. In a letter to his mother he admits madness and the belief no one else should have her. Miss Roby, famed in the Willamette valley, had promised marriage but her parents urged a delay. The tragedy occurred in Marshfield Oregon with coroner's inquest details released. A later note mentions stock show and market day plans for the next afternoon despite rain.
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Marshfield
Oregon
Ore
John Grills
Ora Roby
Misa Roby
Willamette Valley
Grills
Miss Roby
Milton
Rainy Oregon Primaries Report Lag Behind Expectations
A careful Union County canvass notes rain and mud shaping turnout for the Oregon primaries. Voter interest centers on county clerk and U S senate races with turnout varying by precincts from Summerville to La Grande, while Fulton and Cake court the nomination amid general rain across the state.
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Union County
Falcon
Cake
la’ Grandee
Taft Declares He Won’t Resign During Campaign
Secretary Taft states he will not resign from the cabinet during the presidential campaign for the Republican nomination. He says he would step down if nominated in June to stay to handle legislation affecting insular affairs and to ensure the department can act accordingly.
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Washington
Taft
Roe Publican
Fifteen More Families Arrive for Walla Walla Beet Fields
The Grande Ronde valley welcomed 16 German families aboard a special coach this morning to work in the beet fields, joining five families already here and five more expected. The Amalgamated Sugar Company, represented by Mr. Watt, plans to double the initial 25 family contract, with colonists ranging across Hall Ranch and other company ranches while some Spanish workers move to other fields. German immigrants are prioritized, and other nationalities may be phased in as operations expand.
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Hall Ranch
Grande Ronde
Watt
Amalgamated Sugar Company
Grande Mende
Etaso
Germany
Peering Brow Wrinkles in Bryan Campaign Amid Setbacks
Chicago reports warn William Jennings Bryan faces a rough political chute as Johnson supporters claim momentum. Michigan New York and Delaware actions and Bryan’s camp cite 54 delegates needed to seal the nomination.
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Johnson
Michigan
New York
Delaware
Miinda
Michigaddite Deneral
Delaware Eer
Judge G
Bryan Pi
Anlem Bryan
Tinois
Carter Tl. Bartlet
Egyptian Cotton Prospects in Southwest U S Development
In a convention session of the National Association of Cotton Manufacturers a report discusses Egyptian cotton growth in the United States. Trials in New Mexico and Arizona show high success, suggesting the industry may establish firmly in those territories.
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App
National Association of Cotton Manufacturers
South Atlantic
Gulf
New Mexico
Arizona
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